Desafío ELA Tarifa 2026: race winners and category podiums

The second Desafío ELA Tarifa took place on Sunday 1 November in Tarifa, with Cristóbal Valenzuela and Andrea Cantizano winning the men’s and women’s senior categories, respectively.

The event brought together numerous runners for a day of sport and solidarity aimed at supporting research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and raising awareness of the disease. Tarifa Town Council helped organise the race for the second consecutive year.

Podiums and category prize winners

Alongside the senior winners, these were the other podium finishers and prize winners in the veteran categories:

• Men’s senior: second, Alexandre Somville; third, Nazzareno Rojas.
• Women’s senior: second, Joana Kern; third, Ana Moreno.
• Men’s veterans: Antonio Martín, Mariano Jiménez de Castro and Moisés Navarro.
• Women’s veterans: Teresa González, Paqui Fernández and Luz María Gómez.

A race in support of ALS research

Those in attendance included Dr Alberto García Redondo, director of the research project at the i+12 Institute of Madrid’s Hospital 12 de Octubre, and researchers Daniel Borrego and Laura Expósito. Nuria Rozas, a member of the Desafío ELA solidarity movement, also took part.

Before the start, representatives of the initiative presented Celia Rico with a plaque in recognition of the town council’s support. The day ended with the trophy presentation, attended by Celia Rico and councillor Carlos Blanco.